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as in poisonous
bad for the well-being of the body
we knew that the junk food at the carnival was unhealthy, but it tasted so good!
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as in dangerous
involving potential loss or injury
criticism of the military dictatorship has proved to be unhealthy for several of that nation's journalists
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as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
she's been unhealthy for almost a week now
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Recent Examples of unhealthy
California continues to face the nation’s worst air quality, with 82% of residents living in counties with unhealthy air.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Stagnant water can encourage bacterial growth and create an unhealthy environment for wildlife.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
The Broward County Office of Emergency Management provided an update on Tuesday afternoon and warned residents that unhealthy air quality has been reported in parts of the county due to the Max Road Fire burning in the Florida Everglades.
—Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The agency advises limiting outdoor activities during unhealthy air days.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Stagnant water can encourage bacterial growth and create an unhealthy environment for wildlife.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
The Broward County Office of Emergency Management provided an update on Tuesday afternoon and warned residents that unhealthy air quality has been reported in parts of the county due to the Max Road Fire burning in the Florida Everglades.
—Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The agency advises limiting outdoor activities during unhealthy air days.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhealthy
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Health officials urged anybody who may have eaten a poisonous mushroom to seek medical care immediately and contact the California Poison Control Hotline.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Anyone who may have eaten a poisonous mushroom should seek medical care immediately and contact the California Poison Control Hotline at 800-222-1222.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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But pretty quickly, Wahl said that both the mother and police realized something more dangerous could be brewing.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Sheets touched on the other key to his success — and any dangerous hitter’s success — in the above quote.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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That night, both the President and his wife periodically fled upstairs to check on their most beloved son, the eleven-year-old Willie, sick with a fever that would kill him two weeks later.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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What this narrative neglects are all the ways treatment might cause terrible side effects, or the long period one spends being sick, and how one’s identity may have changed in the interim.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Could the chicken from which the thigh and breast meat came, have consumed, weeks earlier, a toxic amount of psychedelics?—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Most illnesses are linked to amatoxin-containing mushrooms, including death caps (Amanita phalloides) and western destroying angels (Amanita ocreata), both highly toxic species that can closely resemble edible mushrooms.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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That land was also home to a portion of the Citizens Gas manufactured gas plant, leaving behind layers of coal tar and hazardous waste.—
Michelle de la Uz,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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An air quality alert is issued by the government when air pollution levels reach unhealthy or hazardous levels to help people take proactive measures.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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West Ham showed themselves to be a bad team, less than the sum of their parts and wholly ill-equipped for the challenge in front of them.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The soil may contain pathogens, pesticides and other unhealthful things.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The change comes amid concerns about fireworks causing unhealthful air.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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When the sway gets too risky, the captain closes some of the outer decks.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Magic erasers are useful, but using them too often is risky.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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“Unhealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhealthy. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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